GAP stands for «Guaranteed Auto Protection,» a sort of auxiliary protection to collision coverage that covers the difference between the amount you still
owe on your car payments and the actual value of the car if it's totaled in a crash.
Now I am being sued by the insurance company I had at the time for the $ 4,000 some odd dollars that I still
owed on the car payment.
Not exact matches
However, this may not be a viable option if you are behind
on the
payments on your existing
car or your
car is worth less than the amount that you
owe.
Many people can get (buried) Or upside down
on their
car - oweing much more than what's it worth - for example: your
car is worth - $ 8000 and you
owe $ 12000 to the bank - stuck in a high
payment loan for long term!
So two main reasons why you may not be a credit repair candidate is brand new delinquent late
payments or recent charge offs and very large credit card debts or
car repossessions that put the difference of what is
owed on your credit file.
The answer to this one will depend
on how much equity you have in the property you are concerned about, and whether you can still afford to make
payments if you
owe on a mortgage or
car loan.
So, if you
owe more
on your
car than it is worth, then you could be stuck making
payments on a loan for a vehicle that no longer exists.
Of course, these longer loans make financing an attractive proposition since the
payments are so low, but what many buyers fail to realize is that the amount of interest paid
on the loan coupled with the amount of time the buyer spends being upside down in their loans (
owing more than the
car is worth) makes these loans a costly option.
For example, if you
owe money
on a credit card, then you are probably better off paying down that credit card's balance before making an unscheduled
car loan
payment.
So, if the amount you
owe isn't already
on your credit report somewhere, or it's in a «non-revolving» credit account (like a balance
owed to a utility, or
on a structured note like a
car payment or student loan), your leverage will increase and that could lower your score.
[color = Black: 6b809e3947][color = Cyan][font = Arial: 6b809e3947] I am
on KS and need a home loan of 32,000 minus 3200 for down
payment, the home I am wanting has dropped in price from 35,000 to 20,000 and I
owe 7,500
on my
car and 4,000
on a credit card.
If you still
owed money
on your original auto title loan, your lender, in this case LoanMart, you will expect you to keep making
payments on the loan even if the
car was totaled.
My wife and I have around 6000 $ in credit card, not including
car payment that we only
owe about 1200
on now with 250 $
payments and I have a school loan of about 2500 $ in all including interest that I just went into forbearance with and got a new
payment schedule set up to eliminate the late fees and tey to clean up my credit score.We considering debt consolidation but aren't exactly sure if it's a right fit.Our end game is to be able to buy a house in the next year or so.Would a loan for debt consolidation be a good idea for us?
These companies make it their business to track all of your credit card accounts, mortgages,
car loans, and student loans — including how much you
owe and
on what terms, and how reliable you've been about making
payments.
However, if you
owe more
on your
car than it is worth (perhaps you've refinanced and rolled - over an existing
car loan into your new
car purchase) and you find the
payments too expensive, (for example, the interest rate is too high), you have an option to get out of the secured financing — the bank loan or lease — through a consumer proposal or bankruptcy.
If
payments aren't made, the lender has the option of seizing the
car, or other asset, and selling it to offset what the borrower
owes on the personal loan.
If he continues to drive his old
car that does not have any
payments owing on it, he will be qualified for a maximum mortgage amount of $ 268,000.
Dayna «Dear Steve, I have an upside down auto loan that I
owe about $ 27,000
on a Mazda
car and my monthly
payments are $ 500 per month for 7 years with about 12.45 percentage interest rate.
According to Ontario law, if you're behind
on the
payments of your
car loan or lease, the lender has the legal authority to repossess the vehicle, and even sell it to recover the amount they are
owed.
If you get a taker
on your
car for say $ 25000 and you
owe $ 25000 you had no equity in it, even though you made
payments all this time.
We would only pay our mortgage
payment, the trustee
payment and our living expenses (they were even able to include our
car, value the lien and lower the secured amount we
owed on the
car).
If the amount of money that is paid for your
car in the auction meets or exceeds the amount of money you still
owe on your
car title loan balance, then you no longer have to make
payments on your LoanMart
car title loan.
If
on the other hand, you
owe less than the
car is worth, you may be able to find a better deal, especially if your
payment history is strong
on the existing loan.
And while a smaller
payment may be easier to manage, it means you may
owe more than your
car is worth for a long, long time — which can leave you
on the hook to pay the excess balance if you sell your
car or it gets totaled in an accident.
This is known as a «cram down,» and it can significantly reduce the amount you
owe on your
car loan, through the adjustment of the interests, a reduction in monthly
payments or fewer
payments over the life of the loan.
If your
car is considered a «total loss» (or «totaled») after a
car accident and you still
owe money
on the vehicle, you are not relieved of your obligation to make your
car payments.
«There's a difference between being one month late
on a credit card
payment of $ 50 and
owing $ 50,000... (or)
owing on a
car note and
owing a large IRS or other judgement,» she says.
A budget can help you determine how much money you need to be saving, and how much you'll
owe on your monthly expenses like rent, student loan repayments,
car payment / insurance, groceries, and other costs.
If you and your spouse
owe debt
on credit cards,
car loans, or medical bills, creditors can still undertake collection actions against you even if a majority of the debt is your spouse's or he or she defaults
on payments he or she has agreed to pay off.
If buyers
owe a great deal
on car payments, credit cards, and other debts, they may not qualify for a mortgage.